Nikki Giovanni: Poems Glossary

Nikki Giovanni: Poems Glossary

Cotton Candy

A form of spun sugar, also known as Candy Floss or Fairy Floss.

Fertile

Fruitful, Potent, Productive, Capable of producing seeds / eggs or conceiving a offspring.

Crescent

The shape of a sickle or the waning moon. Symbol of Islam, so sometimes used as a synecdoche for Islam.

Sphinx

A mythical creature with a human head and a lion's body. Here, it refers to the gigantic Sphinx statue of Giza, made of limestone by the ancient Egyptians.

Pyramid

A pyramid is a geometric structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a sharp summit point at the top. There are numerous ancient pyramidal structures throughout the world, the most famous of them being the ancient Egyptian pyramids. In fact, they are so famous that the word Pyramid is often interchangeably used to mean those architectural wonders.

Divine

Heavenly, Celestial (Adjective).

Nectar

The sugary fluid inside flowers that the bees collect in order to make honey. Thus, it helps pollination of flowers. Mythologically, nectar is often the drink of gods.

Nefertiti

Queen of ancient Egypt, wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten.

Sahara

The largest hot desert on the earth, comprising much of North Africa.

Gazelle

Antelope

Okra

A vegetable, also known as Ladies' Finger. Other names are ochro, bhindi etc.

Barbecue

A cooking process where the food is prepared by slow, indirect heating.

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